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Randoms-Word of the Year, Biggest Holiday Stresses, & More!

And the word of the year is …Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster has named its word of the year for 2019: They.

Merriam-Webster says it saw a 313% increase in the number of look-ups of the word on Merriam-Webster.com. As for why the word is being used so much more these days, the company suggests that more people are using it "to refer to one person whose gender identity is nonbinary, a sense that is increasingly common in published, edited text, as well as social media and in daily personal interactions between English speakers."

The dictionary's editors use a formula that weighs the raw number of look-ups with current events to come up with a list every year. Here are the other top word look-ups of 2019:

  1. Quid pro quo
  2. Impeach
  3. Crawdad
  4. Egregious
  5. Clemency
  6. The
  7. Snitty
  8. Tergiversation
  9. Camp
  10. Exculcate

Is politics stressing you out?You are not alone. A new survey found that 80% of respondents say politics is the biggest cause of stress in their lives. What else is stressing us out? Work (51%), money (51%), health (37%), relationships (35%), climate change (32%), social media (29%) and commuting (26%). And then there are the holidays. Here are the 10 most stressful things about the holidays:

  1. Shopping for gifts -- 37%
  2. Visiting family -- 36%
  3. Cooking -- 34%
  4. Receiving gifts -- 31%
  5. Crowds and lines -- 30%
  6. Other shopping -- 30%
  7. Attending social events -- 29%
  8. Family politics -- 27%
  9. Work ramps up -- 27%
  10. Hosting -- 25% (SWNS)

This is bizarre …So we’ve all heard of people stealing stuff from hotel rooms – towels, bathrobes and hangers being the most common -- but, believe it or not, hotels report that people have even stolen mattresses from their rooms. And we’re not talking cheap motels here -- these are 4- and 5-star resorts. Yep, a recent study by luxury hotel and spa guideWellness Heavenfound that about 4.2% of luxury 4- and 5-star hotels have reported guests stealing mattresses right out of their rooms. And according to the research, the probability for mattress theft is 8 times higher in 5-star hotels.

This kiss ...In a recent interview onWatch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, actress Elizabeth Hurley revealed that her best onscreen kiss was with Matthew McConaughey. It was in a movie called EDtv. (She Knows)

  • Confession time … Is you current partner a good kisser – or is he/she a terrible kisser? How important is it to you to be with someone who is a good kisser? What is the worst kind of kisser?

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